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Wednesday, 15 October 2025
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Snow
In 2008, there was a violent snowstorm in Afghanistan.
Temperatures there dropped to – 30 degrees Celsius, and up to 180 centimeters of snow fell in most o ...
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Deimos
The two largest craters of Deimos are approximately 3 kilometers in diameter: Swift and Voltaire.
They were named after two writers who claimed that Mars had two moons before this was proven.
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Aurora
The color of the aurora depends on the height at which the atoms are colliding, and the type of atom.
If the collision is with nitrogen, we see the color purple and maroon. Collision with oxygen gives g ...
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Nicotine
Nicotine is also used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
The therapy uses patches containing nicotine, which is perfectly absorbed through the skin. Just 45 ...
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Earth
The Earth orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit in 365.235 days.
The average distance from the Sun is 150 million km and ranges from 147.09 million km at the periapsis to 152.09 million km at the apsis.
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Large Magellanic Cloud
Between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, there is a belt of hydrogen that connects both galaxies.
There are numerous stars inside the gas belt, concentrating in two places in the belt in the so-call ...
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Silver
The words "silver" and "money" sound identical in at least 14 languages around the world.
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Mushrooms
Mushrooms are an essential component of the circulation of matter in nature, they are decomposers - the last link in the food chain.
As the only organisms have the ability to break down lignin and are of great importance in the break ...
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Liver
Liver produces bile.
It allows to digest fats and proteins. It is also essential to regulating blood glucose.
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Snow
Snowflakes falling on the water produce a penetrating sound.
This is the view of some researchers, claiming that a snowflake falling on water produces a high-fre ...
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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